Pelkins Ajanoh has never been one to shy away from a challenge. After earning a Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, he will enroll in the Harvard MS/MBA program this fall (offered jointly by the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Harvard Business School), with his sights set on developing multidisciplinary skills that will […]

Part 1 of a series, starring a man, a plan, and a root vegetable. “Nobody is going to do it, if we don’t do it.” The room is quiet. “Will you go back?” This moment is a snapshot of many conversations I have had with many other international students at MIT, heavy with the challenge […]